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|ja_kanji     = 北國 ばらっど
|ja_romaji    = Kitaguni Baraddo
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|birthday     = 1989 ({{W|Hokkaido}}, Japan)<ref>Contactless Love Affairs - Biography (December 2021)</ref>
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|occupation   = {{W|Light novel}} author
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|debut        = Greedy Me and Grimoire
|website      = [https://mypage.syosetu.com/278338/ Novel Site]<br />{{#widget:Twitter Follow Button|user=barabarawhite}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Ballad Kitaguni'''|北國 ばらっど|Kitaguni Baraddo}} is a Japanese light novel author who has written several stories in the ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection]]''.

His works include "[[Box of Happiness]]," "[[Kushagara]]," "[[Symmetry Room]]," [[Okami-sama]]," "[[Golden Melody]]," "[[Original Author Rohan Kishibe]]," and "[[The Five-Bedroom House With A...]]" He also wrote the [[Rohan au Louvre (Movie Novelization)|novelization]] of the [[Rohan au Louvre (Film)|''Rohan au Louvre'' film]] and "[[There's No Love Like a Parent's]]."

==Biography==
In March 2014, Kitaguni's ''Greedy Me and Grimoire'' won the 8th HJ Bunko Grand Prize Silver Award.<ref>"Greedy Me and Grimoire" (HJ Bunko, December 2014)</ref> In April of the same year, his "Apricot Red" story won the 13th {{W|Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Award}} for Excellence.<ref>"Apricot Red" (Dash X Bunko, January 2015)</ref> Kitaguni made his writing debut in August 2016 with ''We're Riajuu Without Otaku Pasts (Lie)'' in Dash X Bunko. A sequel to that released in the digital version of Dash X Bunko in August 2017.

In recent years, Kitaguni's stories are published by JUMP j BOOKS. Aside from his ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]'' short stories which began in 2017, Kitaguni has written ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' light novels as well starting in May 2019.

===JoJo's Bizarre Adventure===
Kitaguni is a long-time fan of the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' series, which he admired since he was a child.<ref name="twitter1">{{Citation|author=@barabarawhite|url=https://twitter.com/barabarawhite/status/885501501367435264|date=July 13, 2017|title=Twitter}}</ref> The first JoJo part that he read was Part 5, ''[[Vento Aureo]]'', so [[Giorno Giovanna]] was his first favorite [[JoJo]]. At the time, he didn't know about JoJo's long history, but he liked that Giorno was the son of the former [[Dio Brando|main antagonist]]. He was very excited seeing Giorno moving in the PS2 game, ''[[GioGio's Bizarre Adventure]]'', which released in 2002.<ref>{{Citation|author=@barabarawhite|url=https://twitter.com/barabarawhite/status/1009699178623012864|date=June 21, 2018|title=Twitter}}</ref>

In 2017, Kitaguni was given the opportunity to write spin-off stories of [[Hirohiko Araki]]'s ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]'' series, stating that he felt a lot of pressure since JoJo is one of his childhood favorites.<ref name="twitter1" /> "[[Box of Happiness]]" and "[[Kushagara]]" were published in the first booklet of the ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection]]'', included in the August 2017 issue of [[Ultra Jump]] which released on July 19.

In September 2017, Kitaguni went to [[JoJo Festival in Morioh, S City]] where he saw [[Rohan Kishibe|Rohan]]'s desk on display at the venue; it inspired him to change the desk which he's been using since elementary school.<ref>{{Citation|author=@barabarawhite|url=https://twitter.com/barabarawhite/status/907755715145564160|date=September 12, 2017|title=Twitter}}</ref> Kitaguni's third story, "[[Symmetry Room]]," was published in the third booklet included in the January 2018 issue of [[Ultra Jump]], which released on December 19, 2017.

In December 2020, his short story "Kushagara" was adapted into a live-action format in the [[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (TV Drama)|''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan'' TV drama]]. Its script was written by [[Yasuko Kobayashi]].

Kitaguni's favorite [[Stand]] in the ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' series is [[Tubular Bells]].<ref>Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection #1 (Ultra Jump, July 19, 2017) - Biography</ref> His favorite character in the ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan'' series is [[Yoma Hashimoto]].<ref>Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection #4 (Ultra Jump, October 19, 2021) - Biography</ref>

==Works==
{{Row|Title|Publisher|Release Date|Publication Medium|bg={{Color|Oneshot}}|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''Greedy Me and Grimoire<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|強欲な僕とグリモワール|Gōyokuna Boku to Gurimowāru}}'''|HJ Bunko December 2014|December 27, 2014|Bunkoban|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''Apricot Red<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|アプリコットレッド|Apurikotto Reddo}}'''|Dash X Bunko January 2015|January 23, 2015|Bunkoban|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''We're Riajuu Without Otaku Pasts (Lie)<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|僕らはリア充なのでオタクな過去などありません（大嘘）|Bokura wa Riajū na no de Otaku na kako nado Arimasen (Dai Uso)}}'''|Dash X Bunko August 2016|August 25, 2016|Bunkoban|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''[[Box of Happiness]]<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|辛福の箱|Kōfuku no Hako}}'''|[[Ultra Jump]] August 2017| 	
July 19, 2017|Magazine Booklet|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''[[Kushagara]]<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|くしゃがら}}'''|[[Ultra Jump]] August 2017| 	
July 19, 2017|Magazine Booklet|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''We're Riajuu Without Otaku Pasts (Lie) 2<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|僕らはリア充なのでオタクな過去などありません（大嘘）2|Bokura wa Riajū na no de Otaku na kako nado Arimasen (Dai Uso) 2}}'''|Dash X Bunko DIGITAL August 2017|August 25, 2017|E-Book|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''[[Symmetry Room]]<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|シンメトリー・ルーム|Shinmetorī Rūmu}}'''|[[Ultra Jump]] January 2018|December 19, 2017|Magazine Booklet|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''[[Okami-sama]]<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|オカミサマ}}'''|[[TSKR Short Stories Volume 1|Rohan Kishibe Does Not Shout]]|June 19, 2018|Anthology Collection|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''Jujutsu Kaisen: Summer of Ashes, Autumn of Dust<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J| 
呪術廻戦　逝く夏と還る秋|Jujutsu Kaisen Iku Natsu to Kaeru Aki}}'''|JUMP j BOOKS|May 1, 2019|Light Novel|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''Jujutsu Kaisen: Thorny Road at Dawn<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J| 
呪術廻戦　夜明けのいばら道|Jujutsu Kaisen Yoake no Ibara Michi}}'''|JUMP j BOOKS|January 4, 2020|Light Novel|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''Chocolate Azuki 108-yen {{S|5-minutes stories: an unexpected end}}<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|あずきチョコ108円|Azuki Choko 108-en}}<br />{{S|{{Nihongo|type1=J|5分で読める驚愕のラストの物語|5-Bu de Yomeru Kyōgaku no Rasuto no Monogatari}}}}'''|JUMP j BOOKS|April 2, 2021|Anthology Collection|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''Paradox Live Hidden Track "MEMORY"'''|JUMP j BOOKS|September 3, 2021|Light Novel|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''[[Golden Melody]]<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|黄金のメロデ|Ougon no Merodi}}'''|[[Ultra Jump]] November 2021|October 19, 2021|Magazine Booklet|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''[[Original Author Rohan Kishibe]]<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|原作者岸辺露伴|Gensakusha Kishibe Rohan}}'''|[[Ultra Jump]] November 2021|October 19, 2021|Magazine Booklet|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''Masked Class<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|仮面学級|Kamen Gakkyū}}'''|Shueisha Jump+|November 14, 2021|One-Shot|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''Non-Contact Love Affairs<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|非接触の恋愛事情|Hi Sesshoku no Renai Jijō}}'''|Shueisha Bunko|December 17, 2021|Anthology Collection|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''Theatrical Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Novelize<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|劇場版 呪術廻戦 0 ノベライズ|Gekijō-ban Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Noberaizu}}'''|JUMP j BOOKS|December 24, 2021|Light Novel|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''[[The Five-Bedroom House With A...]]<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|5LDK○○つき|5 LDK ￮￮-tsuki}}'''|[[TSKR Short Stories Volume 3|Rohan Kishibe Does Not Fall]]|December 19, 2022|Anthology Collection|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''[[Rohan au Louvre (Movie Novelization)|Rohan au Louvre Movie Novelization]]<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|映画ノベライズ 岸辺露伴 ルーヴルへ行く|Eiga Noberaizu Kishibe Rohan Rūvuru e Iku}}'''|[[Shueisha]]|May 26, 2023|Light Novel|w1=40%}}
{{Row|'''[[There's No Love Like a Parent's]]<br />{{Nihongo|type1=J|親の心子知らずの巻|Oya no Kokoroko Shirazu no Maki}}'''|[[JOJO magazine 2023 WINTER]]|December 19, 2023|Short Story|w1=40%}}

==Interviews==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
TSKRShortStories.jpg|[[Rohan Kishibe Does Not Shout]]
TSKRShortStories2.jpg|[[Rohan Kishibe Does Not Frolic]]
Rohan Kishibe Does Not Fall.png|[[Rohan Kishibe Does Not Fall]]
Rohan au Louvre (Movie Novelization) Cover.png|[[Rohan au Louvre (Movie Novelization)]]
There's No Love Like a Parent's.jpg|[[There's No Love Like a Parent's]]
</gallery>

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